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The Pantheon
Pantheon - Paris
Public rates
Group tour : 14,50 €/adult - 9,00 €/child (-18years) - 6,50 €/pupil
1 tour guide for 20/30 ppl.
School rate valid for booking of 2 consecutive visits for 1 hour.
Fixed departure (individuals) : 14,50 €/adult - 10,00 €/child (-18years)
1 tour guide for 1/30 ppl.
Private tour (individuals) : 215,00 €/gp + 14,50 €/adult - 10,00 €/child (-18years)
1 dedicated tour guide.
Description
Guided tour Pantheon
The tour of the crypt will allow you to meet 75 illustrious personalities who were buried here between the French Revolution and the Fifth Republic. Among them Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Andre Malraux and Pierre and Marie Curie. It is in homage to these great men that a dozen famous artists contributed to the interior of the monument, whose architecture is inspired by ancient Greek art. You will not fail to admire the famous Foucault’s pendulum, dating to 1851, which proves the rotation of the earth. To finish the tour, access to the dome of the Pantheon will offer a magnificent panoramic view of the City of Lights.
In the heart of the Latin Quarter, on the Sainte Genevieve hill, at the beginning of the Rue Soufflot which ends at the Jardin du Luxembourg, the Pantheon was built on the remains of the church of Saint Genevieve, the patron saint of the French capital . In 1755, Louis XV commissioned the architect Soufflot to design a prestigious building, rivalling St. Peter's in Rome and St. Paul's in London. However, the building rapidly lost its religious vocation to become the symbol of the French nation and honour the memory of great men who marked the history of France.
Informations Pantheon
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Panthéon Place du Panthéon 75005 Paris |
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Metro: Maubert-Mutualité (L10), Cardinal-Lemoine (L10), Luxembourg (RER B) Bus: 21, 27, 38, 82, 84, 85, 89 |
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| Practical information |
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Cloakroom
Restaurant
Parking
Taxi stand
Bar
Disabled access
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| Pickup point |
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In front of the main entrance of the Pantheon.
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